LAST HULK FRIDAY 2014: is FGX the Falcosaurus?

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Not that I want to get in the middle of this debate between Arron and co. but I recently traded my GT in for a VF SSV Redline. Many of you won't understand it, and if it was just a weekend car then perhaps I may have kept the GT...but it was my only car so I wanted something a bit more well rounded. I'm the first to admit that the XR8 is fantastic value for money, for the power you get. I'm not about to come in here and start bashing the Ford, I loved the power of my GT. I do know where Arron is coming from though, with respects to how it FEELS compared to the turbos. It's the fact that the turbo torque and power delivery isn't linear that makes it feel fast, when in actual fact the SC Miami cars are well up there. You don't get the same kick in the guts from the power delivery in the GT as I did in my old FG XR6T, but that doesn't mean it's not just as quick.

I lined up an FG XR6T (manual and which had 310rwkw, so similar power to a stock F6) in my GT (manual, which had Shockworks coilovers and Rspec rear wheels) and we were fairly even, but he just had the edge on me. I can also confirm that, sure the traction control light came on in the GT under full throttle in 1st, 2nd and 3rd...but that doesn't mean it jumped sideways in a straight line with the traction control turned off. The SC Miami cars need around 50-80rwkw MORE to run the same times down the drag strip as the turbo 6's, that's been proven on this forum and Dan (CAT600) has also said this many times.

The point I'm getting at here is that each car will appeal to different people for different reasons. Some prefer the raw and fun power delivery of the turbo motors for a weekend toy car, others prefer the linear delivery of the Miami, while others will prefer the tech and refinement of the VF. Just because one persons preferences takes them in a certain direction doesn't mean they don't appreciate the appeal of the other vehicles for their target market...but it's clearly evident that the VF has a much broader target market than the XR8, it's gone Euro hunting and I think they've actually done pretty well all things considered.

Here's what I feel to be a fairly well rounded and honest comparison review between the SSV Redline and the XR8. The way some of you guys carry on around here you'd think the Xr8 would leave the SSV for dead...but sometimes there's more to a car than pure HP. Everything that's said in this comparison mirrors my own thoughts when comparing the two cars back to back, and as you'll see in the video, there's much less in it than you'd think when there's more than just a straight bit of road involved...

http://www.caradvice.com.au/326189/f...arison-review/